Philosophy at University of Scranton

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at University of Scranton. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,957. In 2021, 33 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Scranton.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

University of Scranton Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

University of Scranton Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at University of Scranton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at University of Scranton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	45
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Philosophy Schools	56
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	61

Earnings of University of Scranton Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Scranton is $18,830. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at University of Scranton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at University of Scranton.

University of Scranton Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from University of Scranton. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Scranton since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at University of Scranton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Scranton with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Scranton also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Scanlan of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.